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vírus.

virus (DNA/RNA causing disease)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvi.ɾus/Brazil/ˈvi.ɾuʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈvi.ɾuʃ/Portugal/ˈbi.ɾuʃ/Northern, Portugal

  1. virus (DNA/RNA causing disease)

    invariable · masculine

  2. computer virus

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos New Latin vīruslbor. Portuguese vírus Learned borrowing from New Latin vīrus (“virus”).

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